9 financial tips to help families save up to $5,000 a year
The following is an excerpt from management professor Scott Behson's new book "The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home."A few months ago, a financial planner gave a guest...
View ArticleThe author of 'How to Travel the World on $50 a Day' reveals 5 budget travel...
Think you can't afford to travel? Think again.Matt Kepnes quit his cubicle job after meeting backpackers in Thailand that showed him that you don't need to be rich to travel. Ten years and 80 countries...
View ArticleBy age 3, kids know when you owe them something
If we’re being honest, most of us would admit that we keep an ongoing mental record of who has done what for whom among our relationships. It sounds a little churlish but this note-keeping is a basic...
View Article15 money lies you should stop telling yourself by age 30
After a decade of experimenting, failing, and learning from those failures, most of us have figured out how to navigate, or avoid, the most common money mistakes by the time we hit 30.Still, we...
View Article13 things to accomplish with your money before 40
Everyone's allowed a few life mulligans, but by the time you've hit the big 3-0, you should have sorted out most of the reckless habits we tend to fall into as young 20-somethings.This is especially...
View Article10 basic rules to follow if you want to invest your money in stocks
If you've maxed out your 401(k), have a fully funded emergency account, and are prepared for bigger, upcoming purchases, you may want to consider investing in the stock market.After all, there are...
View ArticleA 'Million Dollar Listing' star says he learned a lifelong lesson from...
Josh Altman is no stranger to big money.The star of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" and cofounder of real-estate firm The Altman Brothers has sold over $1.5 billion in real estate,...
View Article9 signs you aren't saving enough money
Earning a lot of money doesn't necessarily make you rich.At the end of the day, no matter what your paycheck reads, you still have to save and invest your money if you want to accumulate wealth.Are you...
View ArticleA financial planner explains the 5 things everyone gets wrong about emergency...
Being prepared for emergencies is an essential part of sound financial planning.I typically advise my clients to keep three to six months of basic living expenses — such as their rent or mortgage...
View ArticleI'm a 22-year-old New Yorker who makes $32,000 a year — here's what I spent...
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennial women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day...
View ArticleMy boyfriend makes $160,000 and I make $80,000 — here's how it affects our...
Several months ago, we polled more than 500 women and found that when it came to dating, heterosexual women were oftentimes coupling off with partners who make significantly more money than them.So we...
View Article13 things to accomplish with your money before 40
Everyone's allowed a few life mulligans, but by the time you've hit the big 3-0, you should have sorted out most of the reckless habits we tend to fall into as young 20-somethings.This is especially...
View ArticleThis woman has been traveling the world for 10 years straight — and she says...
Nora Dunn, 40, doesn't travel around the world. She lives around the world.Having sold her financial planning practice and all of her possessions in 2006, Dunn has written several books about...
View ArticleWhat 17 successful people wish they'd known about money in their 20s
Your 20s are far from simple ... especially when it comes to your finances. Even the some of the wealthiest, most successful people didn't escape this decade without making one (or several) money...
View ArticleThis woman has been traveling for 10 years and she almost never pays for...
Nora Dunn may have sold her Toronto financial planning practice to travel full-time in 2006, but she hasn't given up saving and spending wisely. As the author of several books, such as How To Get Free...
View ArticleWhat 17 successful people wish they'd known about money in their 20s
Your 20s are far from simple ... especially when it comes to your finances. Even the some of the wealthiest, most successful people didn't escape this decade without making one (or several) money...
View Article8 signs you're headed straight for debt
The average US household with debt carries $15,762 in credit card debt— and over $130,000 in total debt.Debt is a drag — on on your credit score and savings, but also on your psyche.While debt is...
View ArticleThe 7 smartest things to do with an extra $1,000
What do you do with that extra generous birthday check or unexpected raise? It can be tempting to splurge on a new iPhone or extravagant vacation, but excessive spending may not be the most productive...
View Article8 things I learned about money after getting married
Marriage comes with its fair share of life lessons, and money is among the most prominent of these. Here's what I've learned about money while being married— for better and worse.SEE ALSO: 5 essential...
View ArticleI've read 12 books about money over the past year — and 3 key pieces of...
Over the past year, I've read one money-related book a month, from Benjamin Franklin's 1758 classic, "The Way to Wealth" to the more recent bestseller, Ramit Sethi's "I Will Teach You to Be Rich."While...
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